SNL's Meyers: Clint was 'wonderful'

In advance of tonight’s “Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday,” cast member Seth Meyers gave an interview for NBC’s website and actually came to the defense of Clint Eastwood’s much-discussed performance at the Republican National Convention.

Asked for this cycle’s funniest campaign moment, Meyers said: “It was really wonderful that Clint Eastwood came to the Republican National Convention and talked to an empty chair. I’ll remember that for a long time. And I thought it was great and I really liked him for doing it.”

As for who provides the most humor, Meyers said, “ Joe Biden is the frontrunner for the comedy gold. But we still have 40 plus days until the election so you never known. And I feel like if the Romney campaign gets desperate enough you never know what they might try to pull off and they could really come back and take it.”

Meyers dismissed the idea that “SNL” is a big player during election years, saying, “we kind of approach it to make people laugh. We have to remember we’re an entertainment show first. So if it’s influential as a byproduct of that, that’s always nice but that’s never the goal.”